Some to rely on dualism, other on non-dualism; And to some he teaches the profound, The terrifying, the practice of enlightenment, Whose essence is emptiness that is compassion
AKKINENI NAGARJUNAIn peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
More Akkineni Nagarjuna Quotes
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The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave.
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A Buddha teaches according to the tolerance of his students; Some he urges to refrain from sins, others to do good,
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Just as the grammarian makes one study grammar,
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That which arises dependent on something is not in the least that thing, neither is it different from it. Therefore, it is neither permanent or nothing.
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There is pleasure when a sore is scratched, But to be without sores is more pleasurable still.
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Just so, there are pleasures in worldly desires, But to be without desires is more pleasurable still.
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My acts are irrevocable Because they have no essence… Where are the doers of deeds Absent among their conditions?
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Spring water free of impurity, entering the ocean, becomes undrinkable.
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Imagine a magician Who creates a creature Who creates other creatures. Acts I perform are creatures Who create others.
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A person is not earth, not water, Not fire, not wind, not space, Not consciousness, and not all of them. What person is there other than these?
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The pleasure and misery of mankind revolve like a wheel.
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Without hope of reward Provide help to others. Bear suffering alone, And share your pleasures with beggars.
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In peace there is profundity from which the highest respect arises from respect comes power and command therefore observe peace.
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The teachings of elegant sayings Should be collected when one can. For the supreme gift of words of wisdom, Any price will be paid.
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Because there are no phenomena which are not dependent arisings, there are no phenomena which are not void.
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